joe: if i understand your reference to 'JB weld' correctly you are just going to glue a piece of wood to the bulkhead (ie, a butt joint). my concern is that this joint will come apart ... mostly from the abuse our boats experience bouncing on their trailers along the roads and highways. i've thought of installing shelves as you describe to my M17. over and over i've come the following opinion - better - tab your attachment points to the bulkhead using epoxy and fiberglass mat & cloth. best - screw or bolt thru the bulkhead along with tabbing as noted above in 'better'. use oval head fasteners and finishing washers. :: Dave Scobie :: Sage Marine --- On Wed, 11/16/11, Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote:
The top of the shelves will have a box to cover the backside of the compass on the port side and the depth gauge on the starboard side. Inside the box I'll use a block attached with JB weld and at the bottom I'll use a french hasp. I'll post pictures when it's all done. Joe SeaFrog M17 ----- Original Message ----- From: W David Scobie Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:08 PM
joe:
matt, sage marine's woodworking guy, recommends (in order listed) -
* west system epoxy
or
* titebond 3 (used for exterior applications)
are you going to bolt/screw through the cabin bulkhead to hand the shelves?
:: Dave Scobie :: Sage Marine
--- On Wed, 11/16/11, Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> I'm making mahogany bulkhead shelves > to put on the inside cabin bulkhead. I'm looking for > advice on what would be the best glue to use for > mahogany. I'll use typical morticed joints and babbet > corners and prefer not to use any screws, etc. > Thanks much > Joe > SeaFrog M17 >